Artist community in Lagos couldn’t have wished for a more merrier and rewarding week than penultimate week, when the National Museum, Onikan, Lagos hosted a solo travelling exhibition by Dr. (Princess ...

The Republic of Benin, which is making its debut appearance at the Venice Biennale this year, is turning to culture as part of a strategy to spur economic growth. Its government is building four new ...

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The Federal High Court has been urged to restrain the promoters of the controversial Museum of West African Contemporary Culture and Arts (MOWAA) and their agents from establishing, opening or ...

Benin is an undiscovered paradise in West Africa, a country steeped in culture and colonial history. Sharing land borders with Nigeria, Togo, Niger and Burkina-Faso, it is one of West Africa’s most ...

For the first time since its inception in 1895, the Venice Biennale contemporary art fair has invited the West African nation of Benin to host a pavilion. Curator Azu Nwagbogu and his team of four ...

Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to safeguarding the sanctity of Benin culture and tradition. Mr Okpebholo said this while addressing hundreds of ...

Do you know that Benin’s official capital is not its busiest or most modern city? It is tucked along the southeastern ...

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